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To: Sender
But is it not apostasy on its face to remove all Jewish heritage from Christianity?

Not at all. Jewish customs (what you refer to as 'Jewish heritage') are not part of the gospel of grace, and falling away from Christ can only be a fall from grace, not from any peripherals like Jewish traditions or customs.

I would suggest reading Paul's epistle to the Galatians. In it, he argues that the Gentiles are not to be held to the Law any more than post-Resurrection Jewish Christians are. For example, Peter regularly ate with Gentiles according to Galatians 2, which is contrary to Jewish traditions--one is not even to set foot in the home of a Gentile if one is Jewish.

61 posted on 03/24/2005 11:26:25 PM PST by The Grammarian ("Preaching is in the shadows. The world does not believe in it." --W.E. Sangster)
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To: The Grammarian

I am not saying that I want to be bound by the law...far from it. But Christianity that decries Jewish heritage is like...Coffee Mate without coffee.


62 posted on 03/24/2005 11:31:16 PM PST by Sender (Team Infidel USA)
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